Henry brandt



UNITED STATES VPATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BRANDT, OF COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BENDING TEETH FOR HORSE-RAKES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 28,555, dated June 5, 1860.

To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BRANDT, of the borough of Columbia, in thecounty of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Machine for Bend ing the Teeth Used in Horse-Rakes, either ofSteel or Iron; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ofthis specication, in which- Figure l, shows the bender A, with itsraised edge or fia-nge B, and attached guides E, D, braces C, e, e andulcrum Steeple F. The curved lever with its handle K, groove L on thelange H, with its eye N (detached).

Fig. 2, shows the curved lever K, L, M in place, with a straight wirefw, or piece of rolled iron or steel inserted by its one end into thehole in the upright end piece G. The other end of said rod or wire fw,comes in contact with end of the groove L, on the lever, resting on thebase A of the bender against the iange B, of the same.

The operation is as simple as its construction, by taking hold of thelever handle K,

afiixed on its pivot F, the wire is speedily bent with ease anduniformity to any shape or curve desired, by making the correspondingcurves of the bender and lever of said curve. This machine may be castof iron or made of wood and lined with sheet-iron, and used upon abench, trestles or otherwise.

The numero-us horse-rakes manufactured require a machine of this kind,whereby much valuable time is saved, and a uniform curve secured.

I am aware that various methods are used to effect the same end, but Iam not aware that any machine, substantially like this, has beenemployed for the purpose.

Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-The bender A with its {iange B, raised end G guides E, D, pivot F, andbraces C, e, e, in combination with the flanged and grooved curved leverK, L, M, N, made substantially as herein set forth for the purposespecified.

HENRY BRANDT. Witnesses:

S. Gr. Muss/ER,

JACOB STAUFFER.

